Tubular lantern



(No Model.)

TUBULAR LANTERN.

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ROLLIN A. cone, OF WARREiv, OHIO.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION Ion ing part of Letters Patent No. 355,335, dated January 4-, 1857.

Application filed June 28, 1886. Serial No. 206,459. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROLLIN'A. COBB, acitizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tubular Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in lanterns; and it consists in a lantern having a glass fount, a casing with openings at its side to view the contents of the fount, and tubes to supply air to the burner, in the manner substantially as shown and described,and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective, partly in section, of a lantern showing my improved construction, a side View of a section of the fount and its surrounding parts, showing the details of construction more clearly. Fig. 2 is a perspective corresponding to Fig. 1, with a somewhat differently formed case for the fount. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the center of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the glass fount detached.

In the drawings, A represents the glass fount, shaped, preferably, as shown, and having a neck, a, for the attachment of the burner, and an opening, a, to pour in the oil.

B is the case or receptacle for holding the fount, formed of sheet metal-such as tin or brass-and having slots or openings 22 at its top and sides. These openings may be one or -more in number, and may be exclusively on the top or at the sides, or on both, as shown,

the object of the openings being to disclose the fount by exposure; and the body-of the case being of service chiefly to protect the fount from injury or breakage, its vertical sides I) might be made of different material.

from the top and base. The top is provided with an opening, b, within which the neck of the fount is closely fitted, so as to prevent the passage of air at that point, as well as hold it securely against shaking or slipping from side to side, in the event it does not fit snugly between the walls of the case. V

' In Fig. 1 and its sectional detail I have shown the case as having a cap-shaped bottom, b and inclined slots and lugs on its sides, so that the cap may be firmly attached to support the fount, but removable when for any reason it is desired to remove the fount from its seat. I am not particular about the form of the'bottom or the means of attaching it, as others equally good are obvious, and may be used, if preferred. If a removable bottom be used, it may be preferable to attach the basefiange 1) some distance up on the side ofthe case,

as shown in Fig. l; but if the bottom is not removable and the parts are permanentlyunited, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the bottom and base flange can be formed in one piece, as shownin saidfigures. It is expected that the case will so thoroughly protect the glass fount against accidents that breakage will not be at all liable to occur, in which event it were as well at least that the fount should be permanently incased.

0 represents the air-chamber fixed to the top of the case, and provided with perforations at its sides for the introduction of the air or draft tubes D. g

E is the burner, whichfits snugly in the neck of the glass fount, and the cone F being placed in position on the chamber 0 no air is admitted to the burner from any source, except what enters through the tubesD.

I am aware that a lantern with a glass fount and a lamp with a glass fount and a close metal jacket are old in the art; but I am not aware that alantern bearing the distinguishing features disclosed by my claims has ever before been known or used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

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2. In a lantern, a glass oil-fount provided about the neck of the fount, an air-chamber with a burner, in combination with a case or formed by a plate secured to the case and enshell having openings through which to view circling the neck below the burner, and tubes the contents of the fount, and a bottom de- 'to supply air to said chamber, substantially as 5 tachably secured to the case'and supporting set forth. a

the fount substantially as set forth. T

3. In a lantern, a glass fount having a neck ROLLIL COBB and a burner secured therein, in combination XVitnesses: with a case or'shell having openings at its sides \VM. R. STILEs,

x0 and a central opening on top, which fits closely .T. H. EWALT. 

